HITIT LOKANTASI
Restaurant · Paterson ·
Authentic Turkish cuisine, housemade dishes, friendly service
Authentic Turkish cuisine, housemade dishes, friendly service
"Movie Pairing:The Painter & The Thief (Hulu) “Do you relate to the following statement? ‘Wow summer is, like, so fun, all I want to do is be happy and yell about how great I feel.’ Of course you don’t - it’s 2020. I’d recommend burying yourself even deeper in your feelings by watching The Painter & The Thief, a new documentary about the unlikely friendship between a Czech artist and the Norwegian guy who stole her artwork. This is the kind of movie that would be too unbelievable if it were fictional, and there are several minutes of nothing but inconsolable crying. Prepare yourself with something strong and sour, like some muhammara and manti from Lokanta in Astoria.” - HA" - hannah albertine, nikko duren, bryan kim, hillary reinsberg, arden shore
"We imagine that all the neighborhoods in the city would place bids to get Lokanta for themselves if they could. But even though Astoria won this auction, you should go out of your way to eat at this Turkish restaurant, no matter where you live. Especially if you enjoy lemon, olive oil, and garlic in excess. You’ll find all three flavors in almost everything on this BYOB restaurant’s menu. Above all else though, prioritize the lamb entrees - Lokanta knows how to braise lamb like the US Mint knows how to make pennies. Our favorite is the hunkar begendi (braised lamb over mashed eggplant), which comes out so tender that it gives knives self-esteem issues." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, matt tervooren
"One of our favorite Turkish restaurants is now open for take-out every day from noon to 10pm. You can call 718-728-447 to place your order." - hannah albertine, nikko duren, bryan kim, arden shore, matt tervooren
"Lokanta isn’t necessarily date-y, but eating at this low-key Turkish spot in Astoria will almost certainly involve sharing food with someone. And that means sharing saliva - which is essentially a pre-curser to sex. The Turkish food at this Astoria place is all simple and delicious, especially the lamb dishes and the muhammara dip. Plus it’s BYOB, so you can pick up a nice bottle of wine at the store down the street and reminisce about how you first met." - hannah albertine
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